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I I: 5 w f b SERIAL STORY BANNERS FLYING BY MARY RAYMOND ; COPYRIGHT. 1V4S. NBA SRVICE. INC. JAN RUNS AWAY CHAPTER X , HAYS that followed were to be remembered as part of nightmare. Bart's answer to her letter had come: "It't up to you." Jan had come by for her coat and found Christie with her face drawn by weeping. "Hey! 'What's up? Biscuit burned? Cake turn bled?" ; - "Bart and I are breaking up," Christie (aid in a smothered voice. "You are crazy. You couldn't mean It," Jan said in a low, tense tone. Christie lifted her tear-drenched eyes, meeting Jan's searching gaze. It s lantastie, Jan. But it s true.1 "How awf uL What did you tell Bart?" "I told him I had found out there was someone else." "You're sure, Christie?" Jan's face was white. "Yes, I'm sure." Christie was thinking of Sandra and of four cold, unemotional words. "I suppose I ought to say I hope youll .be happy " Jans voice choked. "But I don't wish you happiness, Christie. I hope you'U be miser able." The door had slammed behind her. ' "How terrible of her to say that," Christie whispered, broken ly. She had known that Jan was fond of Bart, but to defend him with such fierce bitterness she would never understand it. "She didn't even ask why," Christie thought She felt faint Several times - lately, this curious dizziness had come over her. Maybe she should see a doctor and get a tonic. Only yesterday one of her co-workers had said, "I'm afraid you are working too hard. Vie all want to. but there's a limit to strength. Why don't you drop by your doc tor's?" Christie had laughed off the idea then. But now "I guess I will," Christie thought dully. "I'll see one tomorrow." 'T'HE physician watched Christie walk out of his office. He was frowning when his assistant en tered the room. "Recognize her?" . "Yes, of course. She was one of the Colton twins." "That's right. Plenty of money her folks have. Everything will be smoothed out for her. And married to a brave young chap who will face every danger and hazard of. modern warfare. And, imagine this she's afraid to have a baby! When I told her, you would have thought the world had come to an end.: Tears rolling down her cheeks; hands trem bling." . "Poor little thing," Miss Bar low's voice was soft with pity. "It's 'the war." "Nonsense! There have been wars since the beginning of time. And women have gone right along raising families." While this conversation was tak ing place, Christie was driving along the streets, going through the motions mechanically. News that would have made her so happy only a short while be fore had plunged her into utter despair. She could never tell Bart this. No real woman would want to hold a man who didn't love her. She must keep it from him, let him go to Sandra. She could not tell Jan, who had looked at her this afternoon with such bleak, bitter eyes. Nor her mother who would be sure to use this as a means of reconciliation. ; She let herself into her apart ment, where the telephone was jangling shrilly. Her mother's agi tated voice answered from the other end. "Christie, where have you been? I've called and called. I've been desperate! Jan's run away." "Jan," Christ's cried. "Why .. should Jan run away?" "How should I know? I never have understood Jan. And now she goes off and leaves this funny note about roads. Your father's out of town oh, Christie do some thing." "I'm cominz. Mother." TTER father out of town.. Tom my in camp and Bart beyond her coll. There was Stephen! She went downstairs and knocked on the Marstons' door. Stephen's mother, a bright-eyed little woman with crisp hair, wel comed her. "It's Christie, isn't it?" "Yes," Christie smiled. "Is Ste phen here, Mrs. Marston? I re membered this was his day off, and I wanted to see him." "Don't you hear him singing in his bath? He always does that when he's happy. I've wanted to thank you for what you did about his Job. But he's giving it up. after all. He's going to enlist" , "Enlist!" Christie exclaimed. "Yes. You see he wanted to long ago, but he couldn't because of me. I was pretty sure that was how It was, and so when I heard about a position open for a teacher of languages, I applied. And I got it!" . Christie met her beaming eyes. "I think you're both grand." ' "We're Just average Americans," Mrs. Marston said. "Isn't it ter rible about the explosion at the aircraft plant?" "I hadn't heard," Christie re plied.: "I was away from home all morning." "It happened a short while ago lots of the workers were injured, the,v say. Here's Stephen. He must have heard your voice. Now, my dear, if youll excuse me, I'll run bark to my baking." ."Stephen," Christie began. "I rnme because you're the only one I could turn to. We're in trouble. Inn has run away.V, -"Bun away! Wiij'V' ', "I'm not sure--" ''..''- Christie broke off, suddenly. In a flash of understanding, she was sure. Jan had run away because hp believed Christie had meant Stephen when she told Her Ultra was "someone else." Jan always had mngniflM viry small inci dent connected with him. And Jan had rushed off before she could tell her about Sandra. CTEPHEN," Christie asked, Im pulsively, "are you in love with Jan?" "You don't know how much." Stephen answered softly. "1 didn't know how much either until just now, though I began to suspect it that day in the park. I carried a .torch for you for a long time you were so gallant and kind. But all the time, Jan's funny little face with those woe-begone eyes kept bobbing ups "And then that day in tliojiark. I realized it was Jan. You had on her coat, and you looked so for lorn and unhappy. When you stumbled and I put my arms around you. I knew. Christie. I had almost lost my head, because you looked like Jan." "I'm glad." Christie smiled at j him. "Because you see, Stephen. ; Jan loves you, too. She couldn't : stand by. because she thought you were still carrying that torch " "I'll find her," Stephen said con fidently. "She won't have any doubts, when I do." : They drove to the Colton home -and found Mrs. Colton in tears. "Mother," Christie asked, "where is that note?" ! Mrs. Colton held out Jan's pa thetic little scrawl. "I seem to have been following a lot of wrong roads," Jan had ! written. "Now, I'm starting on a i new one. I have a job. It's in i the welding department. .What I I do isn't much, but I feel I'm doing a little something for the country, and they say girls are good at this ! job." ! "In the welding department " Stephen's voice was hoarse. Christie's eyes flew to his. j senrchmg them for reassurance. "I'm off to find Jan," Stephen said, milling grimly: "I've got to." (To Bo Continued) HOLD EVERYTHINGI "Hoy, that's no Wcpth bomb It's the garbage pail!" 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